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Health Care

As tuitions climb faster than income levels, many dental school grads feel distressed about paying off huge amounts of student debt. (Courtesy of Lori Wilson)
The Pulse
Science

Dental school grads find it hard to beat back student debt

Dentistry can be a lucrative career, but some say rising tuition costs mean massive loans to pay off in a changing market for care.

6 years ago

Listen 11:14
Liz Tung quit smoking with e-cigarettes. (Kim Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Community

Rethinking a ban on flavored e-cigarettes

Does cracking down on flavored e-cigarettes make it harder for adults trying to quit smoking?

Air Date: December 5, 2019

Listen 15:19
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has formed a collaboration agreement with Bayer.
(Philadelphia Business Journal)
Science
Philadelphia Business Journal

CHOP, Bayer team up on $5M hemophilia research effort

Bayer has entered into a three-year collaboration agreement with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to develop new hemophilia treatments.

6 years ago

Prisoners make clothing for the New Jersey Department of Corrections. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Proposal would require screening all N.J. prisoners for hepatitis B and C

The N.J. Department of Corrections has come under fire from criminal justice and public health advocates who say its policy of targeted screening for the virus falls short.

6 years ago

A person exits Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Money
Philadelphia Business Journal

Do I hear $1,000? Auction of Hahnemann University Hospital equipment begins

Interested in buying a used linear accelerator, an old hospital stretcher or even a fully equipped hospital kitchen? Now is your chance.

6 years ago

The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol is visible in Harrisburg. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health
PA Post

Pa. is a step closer to starting a state-based health insurance exchange

Lawmakers and the governor opted to create their own exchange because it’s likely to save the commonwealth money.

6 years ago

Nurses from National Nurses United gathered in Washington, D.C. on April 29 and 30 for their annual Lobby Day. (Image by Jaclyn Higgs, National Nurses United, 2019)
The Pulse
Health

Why mandated nurse-to-patient ratios have become one of the most controversial ideas in health care

The issue has divided nurses, confounded voters, and prompted a multimillion-dollar backlash by the hospital industry. Even research on the impact of ratio laws has been split

6 years ago

Listen 14:46
Joyce O’Connor in her office at Mashpee Middle-High School in Mashpee, Mass. (Kate O’Connell/For WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Through good times and bad — how school nursing has evolved over time

School nurses now have to add shooter drills and concussion protocols to the day-to-day responsibilities that come with tending to the health needs of students.

6 years ago

Listen 05:32
In this June 4, 2019, file photo, Anti-abortion advocates gather outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis. (Jeff Roberson / AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Telemedicine bill faces familiar threat over amendment banning abortion drug

The bill passed the Pa. Senate with broad support, but state House support is divided after Republicans added the amendment.

6 years ago

Jane Doe's prescription drugs, clearly labeled, were left in her Delaware County apartment building’s common mailroom. (Photos courtesy of Jane Doe)
Health

Woman sues Philadelphia pharmacy for outing her as transgender, HIV-positive

The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania is suing a Philadelphia pharmacy for outing a woman as transgender and HIV-positive to her neighbors.

6 years ago

U.S. Senator Bob Casey at WHYY studios. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Casey urges Democratic candidates to blast Trump, not one another, on health care

The Pennsylvania senator says Democrats can use the issue to win in 2020, but only if they remind voters that Republicans are taking health care away.

6 years ago

Legislative Hall in Dover. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Health

Delaware departments work to reduce trauma’s effects with increased training

The aim: for state employees to understand and respond to trauma’s effects, to lessen its impact and build resilience in children and adults.

6 years ago

In this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 photo, the stage for the Democratic presidential primary debate is shown before Wednesday's debate in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Democratic primary debate: round five

We discuss the fifth democratic presidential primary debate, the candidates, the issues discussed and their performances.

Air Date: November 21, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:05
Supporters of a bill that woulf require hospitals to submit a closure plan before shutting down hold up signs during a hearing at City Hall. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Bill to prevent sudden hospital closures (like Hahnemann) moves along in City Council

A committee had its first hearing on a measure requiring hospitals to provide advance notice and a detailed closure plan to the city’s health department.

6 years ago

A demonstrator celebrated outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 after the court voted to uphold key tax subsidies that are part of the Affordable Care Act. But federal taxes and other measures designed to pay for the health care the ACA provides have not fared as well. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Want new taxes to pay for health care? Lessons from the Affordable Care Act

When passing the ACA, Democrats touted that they had included measures to pay for the bill's expanded coverage. But now, Congress has eliminated many of those taxes.

6 years ago

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